A concerned parent and owner of a Rivian R1S encountered a worrying safety flaw while demonstrating the emergency door release to children. Carmakers have been reinventing door handles with mixed ...

As automakers continue to add electronic features to vehicles, it seems as if the physical controls have all been forgotten, including the car door. More and more manufacturers are moving toward ...

Instead of a simple, familiar mechanical latch, it’s now common for a car’s exterior door handles to remain flush against the door until the car is unlocked, requiring an electric motor to open. On ...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has opened an investigation into Tesla Model 3 emergency egress ...

Electronic and flush-mount door handles are getting attention from regulators. Safety advocates are calling for change following several high-profile crashes where hard-to-find or ...

Traffic safety regulators are reviewing a motorist's complaints that the manual door handles on some Model 3 cars are hard to ...

Manufacturers haven’t stopped at removing physical buttons. Now they’re busy reinventing the humble door handle, for better or worse — even if no one really asked for it. There are the pop-out units ...